Chapter 10.05
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

Sections:

10.05.010    Short title.

10.05.020    Applicability of state traffic laws.

10.05.030    Definitions.

10.05.010 Short title.

This title may be cited as the “Rainier Uniform Traffic Ordinance.” (Ord. 917 § 1, 1987)

10.05.020 Applicability of state traffic laws.

Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 153, and Oregon Vehicle Code, Oregon Revised Statutes, Chapter 801 to 822, are hereby adopted by reference as modified and effective from the 1991 Oregon Legislative Session. Violation of an adopted provision of these chapters is an offense against this city. (Ord. 929 § 2, 1991; Ord. 917 § 2, 1987)

10.05.030 Definitions.

In addition to the definitions contained in the Oregon Vehicle Code, the following mean:

“Bus stop” means a space on the edge of a roadway designated by sign for use by buses loading or unloading passengers.

“Loading zone” means a space on the edge of a roadway designated by sign for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers or materials during specified hours of specified days.

“Person” means a natural person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.

“Street” means the terms “highway,” “road,” and “street” shall be considered synonymous, unless the context precludes such construction. “Street” includes alleys.

“Taxicab stand” means a space on the edge of a roadway designated by sign for use by taxicabs.

“Traffic lane” means that area of the roadway used for the movement of a single line of traffic. (Ord. 917 § 3, 1987)